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Commissioner reports Fountain Creek Watershed work reduced flood risk in Southmore neighborhood
Summary
A commissioner said contractors working with the Fountain Creek Watershed District and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers have realigned a creek, established a creek bed and floodplain protections in the Southmore neighborhood, reducing near-term risk to houses and roads.
A commissioner told the Board of County Commissioners on March 18 that recent work by the Fountain Creek Watershed District, in coordination with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, has reduced flood risk for the Southmore neighborhood.
The commissioner, who said the Southmore neighborhood is their neighborhood, described a site tour and work by a contractor and the Army Corps. They said the contractor had “been able to mitigate,” moved the creek alignment, and installed a creek bed and floodplain protections. “They've got a hundred year flood plain set up. They've got almost a 500 year flood plain now set up in that area,” the commissioner said.
The commissioner thanked the contractor and supervisors for their diligence and for completing mitigation that removed the immediate danger to homes and a road in the neighborhood. The remarks were delivered as part of commissioners' liaison reports and were not tied to any formal action at the meeting.
The board did not provide detailed engineering documents, cost figures, or contractor names during the public remarks. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers was mentioned as a project partner; the transcript did not specify whether additional federal approvals, funding sources, or permits were required for reuse of any materials or further work.
